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tsetses

tsetses is the plural of tsetse.

Meaning of tsetse

Noun

tsetse (plural tsetse or tsetses)

  1. Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
    • Species of Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse cause diseases of economic importance in humans and domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa.1999, Stephen G. A. Leak, Tsetse Biology and Ecology: Their Role in the Epidemiology and Control of Trypanosomosis, CABI Publishing, page 7
    Synonyms:
    tsetse fly

Questions about tsetses

What is tsetses the plural of?
Tsetses is the plural of tsetse.

Words near tsetses in the dictionary

  1. Tsetsauts
  2. tsetse
  3. tsetse flies
  4. tsetse fly
  5. Tsetserleg
  6. tsetses
  7. tsetze
  8. Tseung Kwan O
  9. Tseytin transformation
  10. Tsez
  11. Tseza

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